The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has announced the formation of a Floating Offshore Wind Task Force. To drive the global growth of floating offshore wind the is participation of key global industry players and associations.

Members of the task force consisting of leading stakeholders in the floating offshore wind sector, includes: Equinor, GE Renewable Energy, Iberdrola, Ideol, the Japanese Wind Power Association, MHI Vestas, Ørsted, Principle Power, RenewableUK, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, Shell, Stiesdal, wpd, and The World Bank Group.

Floating offshore wind is a significant market opportunity, and can increase offshore wind resource by tenfold. This would not be possible just by opening new markets where fixed-bottom offshore wind.

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Source: EsiAfrica